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"I don't want to bother you much with what happened to me personally,"

"제게 개인적으로 일어난 일로 여러분을 너무 귀찮게 하고 싶지는 않습니다,"

he began, showing in this remark the weakness of many tellers of tales who seem so often unaware of what their audience would like best to hear;

그가 말을 시작했는데, 이 말에서 청중이 가장 듣고 싶어 하는 것을 종종 알아채지 못하는 듯한 많은 이야기꾼들의 약점이 드러났다;

"yet to understand the effect of it on me you ought to know how I got out there, what I saw, how I went up that river to the place where I first met the poor chap.

"하지만 그것이 제게 미친 영향을 이해하려면, 제가 어떻게 그곳에 가게 되었는지, 무엇을 보았는지, 어떻게 그 강을 거슬러 올라가 그 불쌍한 친구를 처음 만난 장소에 이르게 되었는지를 알아야 합니다.

It was the farthest point of navigation and the culminating point of my experience.

그곳은 항해의 가장 먼 지점이자 제 경험의 절정이었습니다.

It seemed somehow to throw a kind of light on everything about me—and into my thoughts.

그것은 어쩐지 제 주변의 모든 것과 제 생각 속에 일종의 빛을 던져주는 것 같았습니다.

It was sombre enough, too—and pitiful—not extraordinary in any way—not very clear either.

그것은 충분히 음울하기도 했고—또한 애처롭기도 했습니다—어떤 면에서도 특별하지 않았고—그다지 명확하지도 않았습니다.

No, not very clear.

아니요, 그다지 명확하지 않았습니다.

And yet it seemed to throw a kind of light.

그럼에도 불구하고 그것은 일종의 빛을 던져주는 것 같았습니다.

"I had then, as you remember, just returned to London after a lot of Indian Ocean, Pacific, China Seas—a regular dose of the East—six years or so, and I was loafing about, hindering you fellows in your work and invading your homes, just as though I had got a heavenly mission to civilize you.

"그때 저는, 여러분도 기억하시다시피, 인도양, 태평양, 중국해를 두루 항해하고—동양을 제대로 경험하고—6년 남짓 만에 런던으로 막 돌아왔고, 마치 여러분을 문명화할 천상의 사명을 받은 것처럼 여러분의 일을 방해하고 여러분의 집을 침범하며 빈둥거리고 있었습니다.

It was very fine for a time, but after a bit I did get tired of resting.

한동안은 참 좋았지만, 얼마 지나지 않아 쉬는 것도 지겨워졌습니다.

Then I began to look for a ship—I should think the hardest work on earth.

그러자 저는 배를 찾기 시작했는데—세상에서 가장 힘든 일이라고 생각합니다.

But the ships wouldn't even look at me.

하지만 배들은 저를 거들떠보지도 않았습니다.

And I got tired of that game, too.

그리고 저는 그 일도 지겨워졌습니다.

"Now when I was a little chap I had a passion for maps.

"자, 제가 어렸을 때 저는 지도에 대한 열정이 있었습니다.

Vocabulary

제게
je-ge — To me; dative form of the first-person pronoun
개인적으로
gae-in-jeok-eu-ro — Personally; from a personal point of view
일어난
il-eo-nan — Happened; occurred; past modifier form of 일어나다
일로
il-lo — Because of this matter; on account of this thing
여러분을
yeo-reo-bun-eul — You all; everyone (object form, polite plural)
너무
neo-mu — Too; excessively; very much
귀찮게
gwi-chan-ke — Annoyingly; in a bothersome or troublesome manner
하고
ha-go — And; doing; connective form of 하다
싶지는
sip-ji-neun — (Do) not want to; topic-marked negative desire form
않습니다
an-seum-ni-da — Do not; formal polite negative verb ending
그가
geu-ga — He; subject form of the third-person pronoun
말을
mal-eul — Speech; words; object form of 말
시작했는데
si-jak-haen-neun-de — Started but; began speaking with a contrasting nuance
i — This; demonstrative determiner for nearby things
말에서
mal-e-seo — In these words; from this speech or remark
청중이
cheong-jung-i — The audience; listeners as a subject
가장
ga-jang — Most; the most; superlative adverb
듣고
deut-go — Listening and; connective form of 듣다 (to listen)
싶어
si-peo — Want to; expresses desire in informal speech
하는
ha-neun — Doing; present modifier form of 하다
것을
geo-seul — The thing; object form of the bound noun 것
종종
jong-jong — Often; frequently; from time to time
알아채지
al-a-chae-ji — Noticing; perceiving; negative base of 알아채다
못하는
mot-ha-neun — Unable to do; present modifier of inability
듯한
deut-han — Seeming like; appearing as if; modifier form
많은
man-eun — Many; numerous; modifier form of 많다
이야기꾼들의
i-ya-gi-kkun-deul-eui — Storytellers'; possessive plural form of 이야기꾼
약점이
yak-jeom-i — Weakness; weak point as a subject
드러났다
deu-reo-nat-da — Was revealed; became apparent; past tense of 드러나다
하지만
ha-ji-man — However; but; common conjunctive adverb
그것이
geu-geo-si — That thing; it as subject form
미친
mi-chin — Crazy; had; past modifier of 미치다 (to affect/go mad)
영향을
yeong-hyang-eul — Influence; effect as an object
이해하려면
i-hae-ha-ryeo-myeon — In order to understand; conditional purpose form
제가
je-ga — I; humble subject form of first-person pronoun
어떻게
eo-tteo-ke — How; in what way; interrogative adverb
그곳에
geu-go-se — There; to that place; locative form of 그곳
가게
ga-ge — Come to go; resultative connective of 가다
되었는지
doe-eot-neun-ji — Whether (something) came about; indirect question form
무엇을
mu-eo-seul — What; interrogative pronoun in object form
보았는지
bo-at-neun-ji — Whether (one) saw; indirect question past form
강을
gang-eul — River; the river as an object
거슬러
geo-seul-leo — Against the current; upstream; connective of 거슬러 가다
올라가
ol-la-ga — Go up; ascend; connective form of 올라가다
불쌍한
bul-ssang-han — Poor; pitiful; unfortunate; modifier of 불쌍하다
친구를
chin-gu-reul — Friend as an object; accusative form of 친구
처음
cheo-eum — First time; the beginning; initial encounter
만난
man-nan — Met; past modifier form of 만나다 (to meet)
장소에
jang-so-e — At the place; locative form of 장소 (place/location)
이르게
i-reu-ge — To reach; to arrive at; connective of 이르다
되었는지를
doe-eot-neun-ji-reul — Whether it came to be; indirect question object form
알아야
al-a-ya — Must know; necessity form of 알다 (to know)
합니다
ham-ni-da — Do; formal polite present tense verb ending
그곳은
geu-go-seun — That place (topic); topic-marked form of 그곳
항해의
hang-hae-eui — Of the voyage; possessive form of 항해 (navigation/voyage)
meon — Far; distant; remote; modifier form of 멀다
지점이자
ji-jeom-i-ja — A point and also; copula listing form of 지점
je — My; humble possessive form of first-person pronoun
경험의
gyeong-heom-eui — Of experience; possessive form of 경험 (experience)
절정이었습니다
jeol-jeong-i-eot-seum-ni-da — Was the peak; climax; formal past tense of 절정이다
그것은
geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic); topic-marked form of 그것
어쩐지
eo-jjeon-ji — Somehow; for some reason; vague causal adverb
주변의
ju-byeon-eui — Of the surroundings; possessive form of 주변
모든
mo-deun — All; every; universal determiner
것과
geot-gwa — And things; conjunctive form of 것 (thing)
생각
saeng-gak — Thought; idea; thinking
속에
so-ge — Inside; within; locative form of 속 (inside)
일종의
il-jong-eui — A kind of; a sort of; possessive of 일종
빛을
bi-cheul — Light; beam of light as an object
던져주는
deon-jeo-ju-neun — Casting; throwing onto; present modifier of 던져주다
geot — Thing; matter; bound noun used broadly
같았습니다
ga-tat-seum-ni-da — Seemed like; appeared to be; formal past of 같다
충분히
chung-bun-hi — Sufficiently; enough; adequately
음울하기도
eum-ul-ha-gi-do — Also gloomy; also somber; listing form of 음울하다
했고
haet-go — Did and; past connective form of 하다
또한
tto-han — Also; moreover; in addition
애처롭기도
ae-cheo-rop-gi-do — Also pitiful; also pathetic; listing form of 애처롭다
했습니다
haet-seum-ni-da — Did; formal polite past tense of 하다
어떤
eo-tteon — Some; any; what kind of; indefinite determiner
면에서도
myeon-e-seo-do — In any aspect; even from any angle or point
특별하지
teuk-byeol-ha-ji — Not special; negative base of 특별하다
않았고
an-at-go — Was not and; past negative connective of 않다
그다지
geu-da-ji — Not particularly; not very; used with negatives
명확하지도
myeong-hwak-ha-ji-do — Not even clear; not distinct at all
않았습니다
an-at-seum-ni-da — Was not; formal polite past negative ending
아니요
a-ni-yo — No; a polite negative response or correction
명확하지
myeong-hwak-ha-ji — Not clear; negative base of 명확하다 (to be clear)
그럼에도
geu-reo-me-do — Even so; nevertheless; concessive connector
불구하고
bul-gu-ha-go — Despite; in spite of; used in 불구하고 construction
그때
geu-ttae — At that time; then; temporal adverb
저는
jeo-neun — I (topic); humble first-person topic form
여러분도
yeo-reo-bun-do — You all also; topic-additive form of 여러분
기억하시다시피
gi-eok-ha-si-da-si-pi — As you all may remember; hearsay/recall conjunctive
인도양
in-do-yang — Indian Ocean; body of water between Asia and Africa
태평양
tae-pyeong-yang — Pacific Ocean; largest ocean on Earth
중국해를
jung-guk-hae-reul — China Sea as object; sea near East/Southeast Asia
두루
du-ru — All around; throughout; widely; extensive adverb
항해하고
hang-hae-ha-go — Sailing and; connective form of 항해하다
동양을
dong-yang-eul — The East; the Orient as an object
제대로
je-dae-ro — Properly; correctly; thoroughly; as it should be
경험하고
gyeong-heom-ha-go — Experiencing and; connective of 경험하다
6년
yuk-nyeon — Six years; a period of six years
남짓
nam-jit — A little over; slightly more than a given amount
만에
man-e — After; in a span of (time); temporal postposition
mak — Just now; right then; immediately; temporal adverb
돌아왔고
dol-a-wat-go — Returned and; past connective of 돌아오다
마치
ma-chi — Just like; as if; used before simile expressions
사명을
sa-myeong-eul — Mission; calling as an object; 사명 means duty/mission
받은
bad-eun — Received; past modifier form of 받다
것처럼
geot-cheo-reom — As if; like; simile form using bound noun 것
여러분의
yeo-reo-bun-eui — Your (plural, polite); possessive form of 여러분
일을
il-eul — Work; affairs as an object; object form of 일
방해하고
bang-hae-ha-go — Interfering and; connective of 방해하다 (to disturb)
집을
jib-eul — House; home as an object
침범하며
chim-beom-ha-myeo — Intruding while; connective of 침범하다 (to invade)
빈둥거리고
bin-dung-geo-ri-go — Loafing around and; connective of 빈둥거리다
있었습니다
it-eot-seum-ni-da — Was; existed; formal past continuous of 있다
한동안은
han-dong-an-eun — For a while (topic); topic form of 한동안
cham — Really; truly; indeed; emphatic adverb
좋았지만
jo-at-ji-man — Was good but; past concessive of 좋다
얼마
eol-ma — A little; some amount of time or quantity
지나지
ji-na-ji — Not passing; negative base of 지나다 (to pass)
않아
an-a — Not; informal negative connective of 않다
쉬는
swi-neun — Resting; present modifier form of 쉬다
것도
geot-do — Even the thing; additive form of bound noun 것
지겨워졌습니다
ji-gyeo-wo-jeot-seum-ni-da — Became tedious; got bored of; formal past of 지겨워지다
그러자
geu-reo-ja — Then; upon that; sequential conjunctive adverb
배를
bae-reul — Ship; boat as an object
찾기
chat-gi — Finding; nominalized form of 찾다 (to find/seek)
세상에서
se-sang-e-seo — In the world; locative form of 세상
힘든
him-deun — Difficult; hard; modifier form of 힘들다
일이라고
il-i-ra-go — That it is a task; quotative form of 일이다
생각합니다
saeng-gak-ham-ni-da — I think; formal polite present of 생각하다
배들은
bae-deul-eun — The ships (topic); plural topic form of 배
저를
jeo-reul — Me; humble first-person in object form
거들떠보지도
geo-deul-tteo-bo-ji-do — Not even glance at; not bother to look at
않았고
an-at-go — Did not and; past negative connective of 않다
그리고
geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; common additive conjunction
일도
il-do — Work also; additive topic form of 일
ja — Now; well; interjection to draw attention
어렸을
eo-ryeot-seul — When young; past modifier of 어리다 (to be young)
ttae — Time; when; period; common temporal noun
지도에
ji-do-e — On a map; locative form of 지도 (map)
대한
dae-han — About; regarding; modifier form of 대하다
열정이
yeol-jeong-i — Passion; enthusiasm as a subject
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